During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
Can you believe there have been four Kirby series Nendoroid so far, with three of those being Kirby himself? I sure can, because they’re taking up plenty of my shelf space. Still, I’ve got to make room for one more as a new color and Copy Ability is making its…
In case we haven’t met before, I love me some Kirby and that extends to merch of the little guy. When it comes to products though, they usually involve the pink puffball himself and Waddle Dee — with Meta Knight and Dedede tagging along pretty often. As a fan, sometimes…
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes will see its titular lead traversing through multiple games due to a cursed console. Last time we got another look at Electric Thunder Tiger II, but this time it’s a little less style and a little more suburbs. Welcome to the mild streets of…
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No matter the season, the time, or the setting, there’s nothing like a refreshing drink. That goes for the World of Pokémon too, and the latest theme coming to Pokémon Center stores in Japan pays tribute to one of the series’ most recurring refreshments. Mix au Lait (known in the…
ARMS Party Crash Bash #4, titled “Bodyguard Recruiting,” has been announced, with featured fighters Twintelle and Byte & Barq going head-to-head! ARMS Party Crash Bash is a continuation of the previous “Party Crashes,” except with a bracket-style tournament that involves all of the ARMS characters. “The goal?” says Nintendo. “To…
As we enter 2019, some interesting statistics have come out from the United Kingdom’s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The group, which tracks various entertainment industry sales numbers, has revealed that 80% of video game sales in the region were digital. As Eurogamer reports, this includes digital game sales, microtransactions, subscription…
Indie developers often try to recreate the feeling of classic games, whether it be the classic Metroid stylings of Axiom Verge or the Harvest Moon evolution that is Stardew Valley, but one particular era isn’t touched nearly as much – the PlayStation 1 JRPG. Developer Semisoft has tackled the pre-rendered…
Leave it to Pokémon to go back to the very beginning and rewrite its own history when it comes time to keep making movies. While not the most recent release, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! was a turning point that took Ash and Pikachu back to when they first…
With winter’s chill still hanging in the air, one of the best ways to warm up has got to be with a little bit of baking. Once that oven’s going the whole house will feel nice and toasty, but if it’s your heart that needs to thaw, then how…
Sometimes it’s the most mundane news items that are the most humorous. Case in point, quirky Japanese game auteur Suda51 — born on January 2nd, 1968 — is now 51 years old. Neat! Suda remarked upon the occasion on Twitter, stating that, “As of today, I am now literally SUDA”51.’” His…
If you had to pick the top two toy companies in the world, Lego and Nintendo would probably be the finalists. [Insert frivolous argument about whether or not video games are considered toys here.] So what could be better than combining the timeless iconography of the Big N and the…
